Taco Bell is now testing chicken nuggets and fries — here's the verdict

Taco Bell is serving up chicken nuggets and french fries — at least at one location.

Irvine, California is not only home to the headquarters of the Mexican fast-food chain. It also serves as an area for Taco Bell to test new items that aren't currently available at most locations.

When news broke that an Irvine Taco Bell location was serving as the company's test market for nacho-inspired fries and "crispy chicken chips," Business Insider was immediately intrigued. Fortunately, a reader who prefers to remain anonymous agreed to serve as a taste tester for us.

Here's what Taco Bell's takes on chicken nuggets and french fries taste like.

The Taco Bell location is selling seasoned fries alone for 50 cents, with the optional add on of nacho cheese sauce for 25 cents more. For $1, you can order loaded fries smothered with all the toppings from the Nachos Supreme — nacho cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, and ground beef.

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Also on the menu: Crispy Chicken Chips, which cost $1 for a pack of six and are served with nacho cheese sauce.

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The slightly-seasoned fries are tasty on their own — but, once you add the toppings you run into problems.

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"The problem with essentially using fries instead of chips as an edible vehicle for the Supreme toppings, is that the fries lose their crispness much more quickly than the chips," the tester told Business Insider.

"Also, with chips you can scoop…these had to be eaten with a fork to ensure you got some of the Supreme toppings in each bite," the tester continued. "This dish was a bit underwhelming and messy, with the seasoning of the fries getting lost under the sauciness of all the toppings, but for $1, a great value and an easy add-on item for guests."

Instead, the real winner was the Crispy Chicken Chips. The slightly spicy seasoning immediately made the nuggets stand out from the competition, and paired perfectly with the nacho cheese sauce.

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Our taste tester went as far as to buy some McDonald's nuggets to allow for a side-by-side comparison.

Ultimately, our tester said he'd order either of these items again, especially for just $1. However, because of the sloppiness of the fries, the Crispy Chicken Chips came out on top as the winner in Taco Bell's attempts to pull off a new take on a fast-food classic.